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Re: [GMCnet] Bent bogie arm [message #245449 is a reply to message #245367]

Thu, 27 March 2014 22:49

Ken Henderson

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Registered: March 2004
Location: Americus, GA

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Jake,

You've gotten most of the possible recommendations for bending the arm back
into place. DON'T follow your first inclination to replace the arm, at
least not until it's certain you can't repair the one that's on there. You
see, the entire rear suspension, bogie, both arms, air bag, etc., etc.,
must come off to replace an arm. Then you've got the problem on reassembly
of restoring the same shim arrangement as before (or, more accurately,
making sure it's re-shimmed properly). Frankly, I'm not sure there's
anyone alive today who really knows how to do that shimming -- except for
the repair manual.

You CAN bend it back -- I did two of them (in the other direction) in
Alaska in 2000 using a bottle jack.

Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL
www.gmcwipersetc.com

On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 4:33 PM, Jarkko Lampinen wrote:

>
>
> Hi everybody!
> I was originally going to introduce myself before getting in trouble but...
> We bought couple weeks ago our first coach, its a 77 Palm Beach 26ft
> 37000ml, original interior, painted outside about 10yars ago in orinalcolors and theme.
> Our friend is now driving it from Los Angeles to Galveston TX to get
> shipped in Finland, and in first leg just before Phoenix AZ noticed that
> right side mid tire was wearing out fast.
> After closer look and road side tape measuring it seems that right front
> bogie is bent in and it is 3/4" closer to frame than opposite side.
> Do anybody happens to know where to find straight bogie arm
> nearby/reasonable distance from Phonix, or is it possible to bend back in
> original shape?
>
> Jake
>
>
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